me, 40% more people living in poverty, 60% more high school dropouts, twice as many violent crimes, twice as many unemployed, more than twice the welfare dependency, and more than seven times as much crowded housing (Beck77). These statistics are astonishing and represent the essence of the impact of illegal immigration on America. The following statement by Lydia Anderson exemplifies the effects of illegal immigrants and the discourtesy they have for America: Whether they take jobs or burden our social services, however, the continued influx of illegal immigrants promotes disrespect for the law and seriously limits our ability to control out immigration policy. Illegal immigration from Mexico is a problem and must be stopped using different means of prevention we can avoid any negative repercussions on Mexico and the U.S. It is an economic drain on the U.S. and it is degrading the condition of American society as a whole. Frank Sharry, of the liberal National Immigration Forum has said, “There is virtually a national consensus that illegal immigration is a problem.” With this in mind, in a few years, there will be new policies implemented that will virtually wipe out illegal immigration, mainly focused on preventing illegal aliens from acquiring jobs. Works Cited1- Anderson, Lydia. Immigration. New York: Franklin Watts, 1981.2- Beck, Roy. The Case against Immigration. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996.3- DeMott, John S., Immigration Policy’s Double Impact. Nation’s Business Dec. 1994: 28-31.4- DiConsiglio, John Closing the Golden Door. Scholastic Update 15 Nov. 1996: 2-15. Illegal Immigration Hurts both U.S. and Mexico. Washington Post 5 Aug. 1997. Online. Internet. 22 Feb. 1998. Available http://www.fairus.org/10-3.htm. 5- McDonnell, Patrick. Fears of a Border Bus Fall Short. Los Angeles Calif. Jun. 1995: 1+. Population. Ed. Eleanor Goldstein. Vol. 6 Boca Raton: SIRS, ...
